Wise Friends Make You Wise131Children with good senseaccept correctionfrom their parents,but stubborn childrenignore it completely.2You will be well rewardedfor saying something kind,but all some people think aboutis how to be cruel and mean.3 Keep what you know to yourself,and you will be safe;talk too much,and you are done for.4No matter how much you want,laziness won't help a bit,but hard work will reward youwith more than enough.5A good person hates deceit,but those who are evilcause shame and disgrace.6Live right, and you are safe!But sin will destroy you.7Some who have nothingmay pretend to be rich,and some who have everythingmay pretend to be poor.8The rich may haveto pay a ransom,but the poor don't havethat problem.9The lamp of a good personkeeps on shining;the lamp of an evil personsoon goes out.10Too much pride causes trouble.Be sensible and take advice.11Money wrongly[Y]wrongly: Or “quickly.” gainedwill disappear bit by bit;money earned little by littlewill grow and grow.12Not getting what you wantcan break your heart,but a wish that comes trueis a life-giving tree.13If you reject God's teaching,you will pay the price;if you obey his commands,you will be rewarded.14Sensible instructionis a life-giving fountainthat helps you escapeall deadly traps.15Sound judgment is praised,but people without good senseare on the way to disaster.[Z]people … disaster: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.16If you have good sense,you will act sensibly,but fools act like fools.17Whoever delivers your messagecan make things betteror worse for you.18All who refuse correctionwill be poor and disgraced;all who accept correctionwill be praised.19It's a good feelingto get what you want,but only a stupid foolhates to turn from evil.20 Wise friends make you wise,but you hurt yourselfby going around with fools.21You are in for troubleif you sin,but you will be rewardedif you live right.22If you obey God,you will have somethingto leave your grandchildren.If you don't obey God,those who live rightwill get what you leave.23Even when the land of the poorproduces good crops,they get cheatedout of what they grow.[A]grow: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 23.24If you love your children,you will correct them;if you don't love them,you won't correct them.25If you live right,you will have plenty to eat;if you don't live right,you will go away empty.